Open up to Open Source

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Concrete checklist and concrete stories: a bi‑weekly Progressive HackNight that recruits volunteers, an organizer process that documents pain points and trust signals, and a four‑question screening method—what can I do, how do I get set up, how do I land my change, how do I contact maintainers. Practical tips: start with typo fixes, look for contributing.md, attend installfests, share contact info. Built projects include Project Swimmy which later dies but teaches what to document and how to lower barriers.

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1. 0:00Open up to Open Source
2. 2:30What is Open Source?
3. 4:39Just find a bug and get cracking!
4. 6:57For me, Open Source is a moral thing.
5. 10:51Election of 2016
6. 11:43Tech-activism
7. 12:33Find what's easiest to contribute to
8. 15:33Look for installfests
9. 15:54Find a group that suits you
10. 16:32Get people's contact info
11. 18:20Find what your contribution style is
12. 18:59I love organizing around Open Source!
13. 19:23Create (and have fun doing it)!

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